Installing MySQL

Download the source from the MySQL site and save it in /tmp/src.

The latest version I found was mysql-3.22.32.tar.gz.

# cd /tmp/src/

# gunzip -dc mysql-x.xx.xx.tar.gz | tar xv

# cd mysql-x.xx.xx

# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql

# make

# make install

MySQL is installed. Now you need to create the grant tables:

# scripts/mysql_install_db

Then start the MySQL server:

# /usr/local/bin/safe_mysqld &

And test your installation by typing:

mysql -uroot -p

At the password prompt, just press Enter. You should see something like:

Welcome to MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.

Your MySQL connection id is 5 to server version 3.22.34

Type 'help' for help.

mysql>

If you see this, you have MySQL running properly. If you don't, try installing MySQL

again. Type status to see the MySQL server status. Type quit to exit the prompt